Summer Buzzing
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Summer in Dublin: Blossoms & Bees, Street Busking Festival,
We love July: Heart of Play Festival
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Hi!!
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July has arrived and for many people that means one thing: holidays. Some will head off to sunnier places, while others will stay in Dublin. If you’re in the second group, don’t make the mistake of thinking that everyone else has disappeared and there’s nothing happening. Quite the opposite.
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Summer is when Dublin and the surrounding counties really come alive. Parks become venues, town centres host festivals, music pops up in unexpected places and there are events for adults, children and families nearly every weekend. This month alone, Dublin City Council is bringing its “We Love July” events to four different parks, while elsewhere across the Greater Dublin Area there are festivals, food events and plenty more to discover.
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One thing I have always liked about summer in Dublin is that you don’t need to spend a fortune to enjoy it. Some of the best experiences are completely free. A concert in a park, a guided walk, a festival, an exhibition or simply spending a few hours surrounded by people enjoying the city.
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So if you find yourself saying, “There’s nothing to do,” I have to disagree. Get out, explore and make the most of July. Dublin is buzzing. And if you read the Dublin Event Guide, you don’t have to search for events. I have already done the searching, so all that’s left for you to do is decide where to go.
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Let’s see what’s on this week.
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If you have friends or family or colleagues that also enjoy cultural events in Dublin, let them know that they can sign up for the free weekly Dublin Event Guide newsletter at https://getthislink.com/DEGSignup
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The working title for my video series on YouTube is the “Better You” videos, they are all about 5-7 minute long about how to better your life. Check out this video series if you want to achieve more in life, but are talking yourself out of it. https://www.youtube.com/@JoergSteegmueller
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Donations in July:
EUR 35
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(By the end of the month, this number has to reach or exceed EUR 200 to guarantee the continuation of the Dublin Event Guide.)
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If the Dublin Event Guide helps you to find out about free events in Dublin, please help with a donation.
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The counter here shows the current donation status. By the end of the month EUR 200 will be subtracted to pay the bills. If more money has been donated, the rest will be carried forward. If donations have stopped below the EUR 200, the missing amount will be carried over.
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Thanks to Eddie, Marek, Ailbhe, Louise, Rebecca and Sinead, we filled the hole from the end of June and put some foundation down for July. Thank you so much! I appreciate your help… a LOT!
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I will admit it, I don’t like writing this section. I would prefer if didn’t have to ask and sometimes even beg for money. It is perfectly fine and I am happy to spend 15 hours every week working on the Dublin Event Guide, but for the bills I to keep it going I need your help. The total cost per month is quite low at just EUR 200 per month. With thousands of readers, it would be great if everyone could chip in a few Euro per year and we would be sorted. But only a quite small amount of people is prepared to help, so that causes the challenge.
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If the Dublin Event Guide doesn’t help you finding great events, I don’t expect any contribution from you and if you don’t have a few Euro, then the Dublin Event Guide is my gift to you. On the other hand, if the Dublin Event Guide saves you a good while of searching for events and maybe has introduced you to events you would otherwise not have found, then and only then I would love if you could join the illustrious round of Dublin Event Guide supporters. Fair?
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With the above counter you know at all times where we stand and when donating is needed. Donations keep the Dublin Event Guide alive and all donors will also get some additional bonuses.
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Here are some more details about donations:
Any amount is appreciated, but if you are looking for a recommendation, then I suggest a donation of 12 Euro per year. – That’s just one Euro per month and you get FOUR Dublin Event Guides for that Euro! If your funds are limited, but you still want to help, you can buy a virtual coffee for just EUR 4. All donations will be used in full for the Dublin Event Guide.
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To donate, use the Dublin Event Guide Donation Page here: https://gturl.eu/DEGdonate. It is really easy to use and uses Stripe’s trustworthy payment processing. You can even sign up for a yearly subscription on the donation page! Yearly subscriptions will give some important financial stability and reliability to the Dublin Event Guide and are therefore very much appreciated! (Look for the RED subscription buttons at the bottom of the Donation Page.)
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In case the donation page doesn’t work for you, the old links are here: You can donate via http://www.paypal.me/DublinEventGuide or for Revolut users among you, just use @joergbrb or now also https://revolut.me/joergbrb
(If possible, please send your full name and e-mail address as a message with the payment via PayPal or Revolut so that I can tell you about bonuses for donors when available.)
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To buy one or two or even three virtual coffees for the Dublin Event Guide, come to the “Buy Me a Coffee” page here https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DublinEventG
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And there is one other way to help and it is even free: If you come to http://www.DublinEventGuide.com and check out some of the ads and click on the ones that you find interesting, that also helps with a few cent! ?
Thank you!!
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 04 July
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Saturdays at Buddy’s Farmers Market 08:30-14:30 Unit D, Ballymun Industrial Park, 16 Carton Rd, Dublin 11 https://www.facebook.com/dublinartisanmarket/
?+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 https://www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 https://www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
+ Reuse, Repair and Rediscover: Sustainable Fashion Expo – workshops, demonstrations, talks, exhibits, clothing repair 10:00-17:00 dlr Lexicon, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991909161924 (Booking required)
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Tour 10:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q3-Jul-Sept/April-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-(2)
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin https://www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Family Tour 11:30-12:30 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/family-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again (R)
++ Flavours of Fingal – Food stalls, agricultural show, music & entertainment, kids zone 11:00-18:00 Newbridge House, Newbridge Demesne, Donabate, Co. Dublin https://www.flavoursoffingal.ie (Important: This event is only free if you walk/cycle there or use public transport! Shuttle busses are not provided this year. Parking is MAD expensive.)
+ Irish Country Life at Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Tour 11:30-12:30 Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/irish-country-life-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again (Booking required)
+ Emergency Services Day – Family Fun Day – Coastival 11:30-15:00 St. Michael’s Pier, Dun Laoghaire Harbour, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin https://www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/emergency-services-day
+ The Saints and Scholars of Ireland – Tour 12:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q3-Jul-Sept/April-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-(2)
++ Summer in Dublin: Blossoms & Bees – Family day celebrating bees and nature 12:00-16:00 Parliament Street, Dublin 2 https://dublin.ie/whats-on/listings/summer-in-dublin-2/
+ Moll Rooney Festival Family Fun Day – face painting, carnival games, inflatables & live entertainment 12:00-18:00 Priory Market, Tallaght Enterprise Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992837426388
++ Street Busking Festival in Dun Laoghaire – Live music & Performance with 32 Buskers 12:00-16:00 various locations in Dun Laoghaire https://www.dlrcoco.ie/news/general-news/music-around-every-corner-32-buskers-take-over-dun-laoghaire
++ Heart of Play – live music, circus, aerial performances, dance, street theatre, workshops, interactive play spaces, VR Experience – Dublin City “We Love July” 12:00-18:00 Smithfield Plaza, Dublin 7 https://dublin.ie/whats-on/listings/we-love-july/
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+ Summer Family Fun Day – Games, Music, Entertainment – Ballyfermot CherryOrchard Arts Festival 13:00-16:00 Cherry Orchard Park, Dublin 10 https://www.facebook.com/events/1566464061746229
+ The Vikings in Ireland – Tour 14:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q3-Jul-Sept/April-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-(2)
+ LGBTQIA+ Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q3-July-to-Sept/Public-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Let’s Explore…The Bog – Family Dead Zoo Lab Drop-ins 14:00-16:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/DZL-Drop-ins/Family-Drop-ins-in-the-Dead-Zoo-Lab
+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Family Tour 14:00-15:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/family-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again (R)
+ IMMA Drop-in Tour 14:30-15:00 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 https://imma.ie/whats-on/guided-tours/ (R)
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Tour 15:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q3-Jul-Sept/April-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-(2)
+ LGBTQIA+ Tour 15:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q3-July-to-Sept/Public-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Tallaght’s Greatest Character – Award Ceremony with Al Porter 19:00 Priory Market, Tallaght Enterprise Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992840521646 (Booking required)
?+ Live Gypsy Jazz – Gig 19:30-23:00 Mother Reilly’s, 26-32 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6 https://www.facebook.com/events/772554088564616
+ Second Home (2+ Hours of the Heavy Rock Covers) – support from Indigo Lights & Lucy’s Cigarettes 20:00-02:00 Fibber Magees, 81 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.facebook.com/events/1979379479400697/
+ Santoria Live – Soul Gig 22:00 Molloys Bar & Grill, Main Street, Tallaght, Dublin 24 https://www.facebook.com/events/1820413655326543
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Sunday 05 July
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
?+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 https://www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/ (R)
+ The Little Mermaid – Screening for all family – Maritime Movies at dlr LexIcon 10:30 dlr Lexicon Library, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin https://www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/free-maritime-movies-dlr-lexicon
+ Dublin Mountain Partnership Hike: Shankill to Barnaslingan Wood (13km) – Public transport-friendly 10:45-15:30 Brady’s Shankill,
Shankill, Co. Dublin https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1992647485269 (Booking required)
+ Run Talk Run – Phoenix Park Run of Mental Health Peer Support Group for adults 10:50 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 https://bit.ly/RTRDublin
(Booking required)
++ Flavours of Fingal – Food stalls, agricultural show, music & entertainment, kids zone 11:00-18:00 Newbridge House, Newbridge Demesne, Donabate, Co. Dublin https://www.flavoursoffingal.ie (Important: This event is only free if you walk/cycle there or use public transport! Shuttle busses are not provided this year. Parking is MAD expensive.)
+ St. Patrick’s Park Market – Books, gifts and crafts 11:00-17:30 St. Patrick’s Park, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8 https://www.facebook.com/stpatricksparkmarket/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin https://www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/ (R)
+ Golden Age Literary Walking Tour – Merrion Square & St. Stephen’s Green – AE George Russell Summer School 11:00-12:30 Meeting at Plunkett House, 84 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1992357293297 (Booking required)
+ Boland’s Mill Market – 60+ stalls 11:00-16:00 Boland’s Mill, Barrow Street, Dublin 4 https://www.facebook.com/WeLovePopUpMarkets
+ The Foggy Dew Record Fair 12:00-16:00 Foggy Dew, 1 Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-foggy-dew-record-fair-tickets-1992638623764
++ Summer in Dublin: Blossoms & Bees – Family day celebrating bees and nature 12:00-16:00 Parliament Street, Dublin 2 https://dublin.ie/whats-on/listings/summer-in-dublin-2/
++ Street Busking Festival in Dun Laoghaire – Live music & Performance with 32 Buskers 12:00-16:00 various locations in Dun Laoghaire https://www.dlrcoco.ie/news/general-news/music-around-every-corner-32-buskers-take-over-dun-laoghaire
+ Pirates of the Caribbean – Screening for all family – Maritime Movies at dlr LexIcon 12:30 dlr Lexicon Library, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin https://www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/free-maritime-movies-dlr-lexicon
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+ An Introduction to Collins Barracks featuring Harry Clarke – Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q3-July-to-Sept/Public-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Let’s Explore…The Bog – Family Dead Zoo Lab Drop-ins 14:00-16:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/DZL-Drop-ins/Family-Drop-ins-in-the-Dead-Zoo-Lab
+ IMMA Drop-in Tours 14:30-15:00 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 https://imma.ie/whats-on/guided-tours/ (R)
+ Family Sports Day – Tallaght Athletics Club 15:00-17:00 Tallaght Athletic Club, Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992413846449
+ Far From Home: Migration in 20th Century Ireland – Tour 15:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q3-July-to-Sept/Public-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Endurance – Screening for all family – Maritime Movies at dlr LexIcon 16:00 dlr Lexicon Library, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin https://www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/free-maritime-movies-dlr-lexicon
+ Organ Freeman – Weekly Jazz Sundays 18:00-20:30 The Big Romance, 98 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/organ-freeman-weekly-jazz-sundays-39.html (R)
+ The Jeremiahs – Concert 19:30 Church of Assumption, Ballyfermot Roundabout, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1990289239693 (Booking required)
+ Jawbone: Acoustic Blues & Folk Commune 20:00 Arthur’s Blues & Jazz Club, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8 https://www.facebook.com/events/2884885621692568/2884885678359229 (R)
+ Belly Laughs Comedy – Stand-up Comedy 20:00-22:00 Turk’s Head, 27 Parliament Street, Dublin 8 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992756790203 (Booking required)
+ Sunday Comedy Heroes 20:30-22:30 Bruxelles, 8 Harry Street, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/sunday-heroes-comedy-at-bruxelles-july-5th-tickets-1992991856292 (Booking required)
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch (R)
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And the free events for next week….
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Please note: To speed up the creation of the weekday section of the Dublin Event Guide, I am experimenting with a few minor changes. One is that I am not adding the full address of the venue to all events anymore (for now). If you don’t know where the venue is, you will find it by checking the event link.
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Monday 06 July
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Family Tour 11:30-12:30 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/family-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again (R)
+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Family Tour 14:00-15:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/family-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again (R)
+ Donal Kirk & Anto Drennan – Gig 20:00-23:30 M.J. Wright, 17 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1990182411166
+ Song Cycle – Singer Songwriter Night – Open Night with special guests – Little Whelan’s 21:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 https://www.whelanslive.com/event/song-cycle/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Tuesday 07 July
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Free Yoga in the City (Tuesdays 23 June-25 Aug) 13:00-14:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1991197348872 (Booking required)
+ Songs In The Long Room – Acoustic Open Mic Session 20:00-23:00 Hynes Bar, 79 Prussia Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 https://www.facebook.com/events/472368905228630
+ Darkey Kelly’s Tuesday Singer Songwriter Night 19:00-22:30 Darkey Kelly’s, Harding Hotel, Fishamble Street, Dublin 8 https://www.facebook.com/groups/915434861959818
+ Downtown Blues Dancing – Weekly Drop-in Classes & Social Dancing 20:00-23:00 Mind the Step Cafe, 24 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1 https://www.downtownbluesdublin.com/blues-dancing
+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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Thursday 09 July
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
?+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Family Tour 11:30-12:30 & 14:00-15:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/daily-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0 (R)
+ Let’s Explore…The Bog – Family Dead Zoo Lab Drop-ins 11:00-13:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/DZL-Drop-ins/Family-Drop-ins-in-the-Dead-Zoo-Lab
+ Drop-In: Summer Sun Discs – Bronze Age Craft Family Workshop 11:00-13:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q3-Jul-Sept/Drop-In-Summer-Sun-Discs!-Bronze-Age-Craft-Worksho
+ The Vikings in Ireland – Tour 14:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q3-Jul-Sept/April-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-(2)
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Tour 15:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q3-Jul-Sept/April-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-(2)
+ The Richie Buckley Quartet – Jazz 20:30-23:30 Frank Ryan’s Pub, 5 Queen Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/the-richie-buckley-quartet-13.html
+ The Workman’s Club Karaoke 22:30 Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 http://theworkmansclub.com/events/
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Friday 10 July
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
?+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ The Magical Woodlands – Art Event for Age 2-4 10:00-17:00?? dlr LexIcon Library, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin https://www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/magical-woodlands
+ Hands on History Handling Drop-in Sessions: National Weekend of Commemoration 11:00-12:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q3-July-to-Sept/Hands-on-History-Handling-Sessions
+ Tour of the Irish Architectural Archive – Dublin City Culture Club 11:00 Irish Architectural Archive, 45 Merrion Square East, Dublin 2 https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873688081
+ The Saints and Scholars of Ireland – Tour 12:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q3-Jul-Sept/April-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-(2)
+ Turks Trad Night 19:00-23:45 Turks Head, Parliament Street, Temple bar, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/events/1136787884561895/
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? +++ Vulfpeck Tickets wanted
This is an unusual one, but let me tell you a short story: A few weeks ago, I came a across an American Funk & Soul Band that completely mesmerised me and I complied now 3 Dublin Event Guides being driven on by their amazing music. They are called Vulfpeck and just last week I thought that going to one of their concerts must be an amazing experience. Today, I searched for all the events for this week’s Dublin Event Guide and came across the name “Vulfpeck” and I couldn’t believe it: They will be in Dublin on Monday for a gig (Vicar Street). :-o I hadn’t known about it, I had not even considered the possibility. Unsurprisingly all tickets are sold out. But if anybody hears about someone not needing a ticket that they bought, let me know! ;-) A super long shot, but if you don’t ask, you won’t get. (Not looking for a free ticket, btw! ;-) ) And if you have never heard of Vulfpeck, check them out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LkYJl5EdNY
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+++ Ballyfermot Cherry Orchard Arts Festival
In Dublin 10 the Ballyfermot Cherry Orchard Arts Festival starts this week with a “Summer Family Fun Day”. Lots more events follow during the week and next weekend and you can find them all in the PDF Festival programme brochure on https://www.facebook.com/BallyfermotFest2023 This link should bring you directly to the brochure https://www.flipsnack.com/seanb6754/bchaf-programme-2026-final
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+++ Humanarium at RCSI – Heart Exhibition
Check out the brand new “Humanarium” at RCSI, 118 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 It is an exhibition space that will make health sciences and medical research more accessible and will help us to learn how to live longer, healthier and happier lives.
The exhibition space and the cafe that comes with it are open from 07:30-16:30 from Monday to Friday and 10:00-15:00 on Saturdays.
The current exhibition is called “Heart: more than a beat” and is suitable for everyone, no medical background needed! If you have a heart, this exhibition is for you! ;-) https://www.humanarium.ie/
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? +++ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Daily Tour
From Monday to Saturday every day at 11:30 and 14:00 a tour of the “Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again” exhibition will take place in the Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66. Booking is not required. https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/daily-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0
Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Heaney was born in Northern Ireland and lived in Sandymount, Dublin4 from 1976 until his death.
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+++ Dublin Castle & Chester Beatty Museum closed until January
From 05 May, Dublin Castle, Ireland’s most popular tourist attraction will be closed because of the EU Presidency until 31 December 2026. And from 15 June, the Chester Beatty Museum will also close until January.
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+++ Dublin City Council Culture Company
Every week, the Dublin City Council Culture Company organises cultural events in venues in Dublin. They are events in addition to the normal events in museums, galleries and other venues. All events are free, but access is by registration only. And these events are POPULAR!! So when I get to checking them out on the Friday before they take place, the most interesting ones are usually already booked out. If you are interested, check them out here https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows
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+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops it is always worh checking out. The workshops are free and usually go for 45 minutes. They are always for children, but the age is often not fixed. There are specific Toddler and baby workshops at times as well. Check them out on https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/
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+++ Some more events
Find Library events here https://www.dublincity.ie/events and Trinity College Events here https://www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=18&month=03&year=2024&search=week
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+++ Storytelling and Toddler Groups at Dublin City Libraries
The Dublin City Libraries have published a list of Storytelling and Toddler groups for age 0-4 across the Dublin City Libraries. You can find it here https://www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/storytelling-and-toddler-groups-dublin-city-libraries
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And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.
Take care,
–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com)
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